Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
At 46 I am still loving my fixed gear and SS bicycles and have a 1975 Bridgestone Kabuki track bike in the works... as soon as I get the new wheels built it should come together pretty quickly and will rig it as an SS/ FG with dual brakes as the frame was drilled for both.
It is a slightly heavier frame and should lend itself to some hard sprinting so should be a good urban assault bike... it will join the ranks of my 1951 CCM fg, 1955 Raleigh fg, and 1975 Peugeot coaster bike.
If I like the ride will refinish the frame as it is a tad scruffy looking but structurally fine.
Glad to hear you're enjoying them so much. My move into SS and FG is part of my personal cycling evolution, I guess. I expect to enjoy it a lot but am unsure, which is why I'm putting my time and money into salvaging frames instead of investing in new bikes. Either way it's fun to build the bikes up. I really enjoy the lightweight minimalism of the FG; I'm looking forward to getting the brakes on it so I can stop.
